whichever

whichever
whichever [{{t}}wɪtʃ'evə(r)]
1 pronoun
(a) (the one or ones that → as subject) (singular) celui (celle) qui mf; (plural) ceux (celles) qui mpl, fpl; (→ as object) (singular) celui (celle) que mf; (plural) ceux (celles) que mpl, fpl;
choose whichever most appeals to you choisissez celui/celle qui vous plaît le plus;
choose whichever most appeal to you choisissez ceux/celles qui vous plaisent le plus;
will whichever of you arrives first turn on the heating? celui d'entre vous qui arrivera le premier pourra-t-il allumer le chauffage?;
take whichever is (the) cheapest prenez (celui qui est) le moins cher;
shall we go to the cinema or the theatre? - whichever you prefer on va au cinéma ou au théâtre? - choisis ce que tu préfères;
let's meet at 3.30 or 4, whichever is best for you donnons-nous rendez-vous à 3h30 ou 4h, comme cela vous arrange le mieux;
we will reimburse half the value or $1,000, whichever is the greater nous vous rembourserons la moitié de la valeur ou 1000 dollars, soit la somme la plus avantageuse
(b) (no matter which one)
whichever of the routes you choose, allow about two hours quel que soit le chemin que vous choisissiez, comptez environ deux heures;
whichever of the houses you buy it will be a good investment quelle que soit la maison que vous achetiez, ce sera un bon investissement;
whichever of the computers you buy will be installed free of charge quel que soit l'ordinateur que vous achetiez, l'installation sera gratuite;
I'd like to speak either to Mr Brown or Mr Jones, whichever is available j'aimerais parler à M. Brown ou à M. Jones, celui des deux qui est disponible
2 adjective
(a) (indicating the specified choice or preference)
grants will be given to whichever students most need them des bourses seront accordées à ceux des étudiants qui en ont le plus besoin;
I'll buy whichever car does the best mileage je prendrai la voiture qui consomme le moins (, peu importe laquelle);
take whichever seat you like asseyez-vous (là) où vous voulez;
we'll travel by whichever train is fastest nous prendrons le train le plus rapide(, peu importe lequel);
keep whichever one appeals to you most gardez celui/celle qui vous plaît le plus
(b) (no matter what → as subject) quel que soit… qui; (→ as object) quel que soit… que;
whichever job you take, it will mean a lot of travelling quel que soit le poste que vous preniez, vous serez obligé de beaucoup voyager;
whichever party is in power quel que soit le parti au pouvoir;
we'll still be late whichever way we go nous serons en retard de toute façon quel que soit le chemin que nous prenions;
whichever way you look at it, it's not fair peu importe la façon dont on considère la question, c'est vraiment injuste

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